Day 12 - jeudi

10 fevrier 2011

Somewhere I got off a day - I even had to ask what day it was. (Now I'm good, thanks.)

I am most grateful for a good night’s sleep last night. The cool night air is a great complement to the warm comforter on the bed. For all who have been asking, my cold has quickly cleared up. I am feeling like myself again.

Again today, I met Marina (not Martina) at 11:00 to study. The group grew by one – Fatima joined us. Fatima is from Nigeria. She has been in boarding schools in London since she was 10. Now she is waiting to see if she can get into the Royal College of London in the fall. She wants to study city planning there. Studying French in Nice is just a way to pass the time, I think. Today she has resolved that she needs to take her studies more seriously, (Good for you, Fatima!) so she joined our group.

Classes went well. The teacher for the Standard (i.e. Basic) Course had to leave early today. This explains the extra 10 minutes we’ve had each day this week. It was nice to get home before 6 pm.

It was announced that beginning next week, the class start times will alternate between mornings and afternoons. On Monday, we will start classes at 1:00, ending at 6:00 again. On Tuesday, we will start at 8:45 and end by 2:30 (my preference). I understand that this is to accommodate the young people who want to stay out late some nights and go to the beach (when it warms up) other days. This may be a challenge to remember from one day to the next, but we all must try. I’m sure the schedule makes someone happy. 

Tonight I made some fresh asparagus to go with my rice and eggplant dish from the other night. I turned over the bunch to find that the asparagus came all the way from Ecuador. This was disappointing, because I really expected something more local. Nonetheless, it was delicious. (Thank you, farmers of Ecuador.)

That’s all for today, Dear Reader. Have a good night.